Survey Finds Worldwide Support for Families... 

The overwhelming majority of adults around the world agree that the natural family, based on the lawful marriage of a man and a woman, is the fundamental unit of society. People of all cultures affirm that a lasting marriage between a husband and wife and the raising of children are keys to family happiness.

These are among the findings of a new international survey by Wirthlin Worldwide, sponsored by The Howard Center for Family, Religion, and Society and the World Family Policy Center at Brigham Young University.

This groundbreaking study, conducted to coincide with the second World Congress of Families, is one of the first research investigations regarding world opinion toward the importance of marriage, family, and children and their roles in today.s world and in individual societies.

Interviews were conducted with a total of 2,893 individuals aged 18 and older, living in 19 different countries representing five regions of the world: Europe, Asia, Latin America, Middle East/Africa, and the United States. While many hypotheses hold that varying cultures, religions, regions, and socio-economic factors impact the importance placed on the family and children, this study shows that there is strong cross-cultural agreement on the importance of the natural family.

Click below to review the complete survey...

Wirthlin Survey  (pdf format)

Wirthlin Research Supplement   (pdf format)

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